Bedstead



Re. GALE.

BEDSTEAD. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,.19I6- RENEWED FEB. 8, I922- 1,429,4=22. I I PatentedSept,19, 1922.

Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

MZQAZZ may BEDSTEAD.

Application filed June 26, 1916, Serial No. 105,782. I Renewed February 18, 1922. Serial No. 537,641.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,.FRANCIS Gr. GALE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Waterville, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented an Improvement in Bedsteads, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to bedsteads and particularly to the corner fastenings for securing the side rails of the bedstead to the end frames thereof, and the object of the invention is to provide a novel construction which has the advantage of being very light and yet strong.

My improved corner fastening comprises an arm projecting laterally from the post of the bed and integrally connected therewith, said arm having a vertically-extending socket which inclines downwardly and inwardly and which is designed to receive an anchoring web formed on the side rail. This corner fastening member is preferably made from strips of metal which are bent into proper shape and are welded electrically to the post, this construction being adopted because it provides a great strength coupled with a very light weight.

In order to give an understanding of my invention, I will describe a selected embodiment thereof which is illustrated in the drawings, and will then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of the end of a bed frame embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through the post on the line 22, Fig. 1, showing the side rail in dotted lines; h

Fig. 3 is a side view of the post with the side rail coupled thereto;

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a portion of the post of a bedstead with my improved corner fastener;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the end of a side rail.

1 indicates generally the end frame of a bedstead, said end frame being provided with the usual posts 2 which are connected by the cross rail 8. 4 designate the side rails of the bed frame, these having the usual angle-iron shape.

My improved corner fastening by which the side rails 4 are secured to the end frames 2 is bestseen in Figs. 2 and 4. This is in the form of an arm 5 extending laterally from the post and integrally united therewith, preferably by being-welded thereto. The arm is herein shown as provided with two oppositely-directed wings 6 and 7 which are shaped to fit the contour of the post 2. The postherein shown is tubular and these wings 6 and '7 may be. electrically welded to the tubular post, thus making a practically integral structure of the post and corner fastening. The corner fastening is shown as comprising two members 8 and 9 extending parallel to each other and-which are connected together at their ends, theconnection preferably being made-by spot-welding thei, Y

two members together, as indicated at 10. The member 8 is bent centrally to present the offset portion 11, and this offset portion forms with the member 9 a socket 12 which is adapted to receive an anchoring portion extending from the side rail 5. The offset 11- is preferably slightly greater than the thickness of the vertical leg 13 of the angle-iron member 4, and the oflsetis so formed that the end walls 15,16 thereof are inclined relative to the post. The two members 8gand 9 may be formed from the same piece of metal which is bent b ack on i'tself andgiven -the shape shown, or may be formed from two separate members which are'welded together,

' as shown. This makes a very light construction and yet one which is exceedingly strong.

The angle-iron side rail 4 is provided with an anchoring portion 17 that is adapted to enter the socket 12. This anchoring portion can be conveniently formed from the vertical web v13 merely by providing the latter with vertically-extending slots 18. These slots 15 and 16 of the socket 12. The end 20 of the horizontal leg 19 of the side rail 4 is shaped to fit the post 2. Where the post is a tubular post, as. shown, this end 20 will be are made in an inclined direction 'corresponding to the inclination of the end walls formed witlf a concavity corresponding inf socket 12. The end portion 21 of the verti cal leg 18 beyond the slots 18 overlies the Y portion of the corner fastening between the socket 12 and the post-and the portlon 22 of the vertical leg 13' overlies the outer end of the corner fastening. Owing to the inclination of the socket and of the slots 18, the act of inserting the anchoring member 17 into the socket 12 will draw the angle-iron ttoward the post, and the end 20 is so shaped and proportioned that when the horizontal leg 19 of the angle-iron comes down against the top of the corner fastening, the end 20 of the angle-iron will be brought firmly against the post. A bracing effect is thus produced which makes a very rigid connection.

My improved corner fastening is inexpensive to manufacture and is much lighter in weight than the ordinary dove-tailed corner fastening commonly used.

I claim:

1. In a bedstead, the combination with a post, of a corner fastening member rigid therewith and extending laterally therefrom, said fastening member having a socket provided with opposite walls which incline downwardly and inwardly towards the post, and also having a vertical face in line with said socket longitudinally of the fastening, and an angle iron side rail resting on said corner fastening member and having an anchoring portion which fits said socket and inclines downwardly towards the post, thevertical flange of said side rail resting against the vertical face of the corner fastening member and the end of the horizontal leg of said side rail being shaped to fit against the post when the anchoring memher is firmly seated in said socket.

2. In a bedstead, the combination with a post, of a corner fastening element extending laterally therefrom and provided with an 0pen-topped socket which inclines downma 1 ssn-22 wardly and inwardly toward the post, said corner fastening element having a vertical bearing face each side of the socket and an angle-iron side rail having its vertical flange provided with two inclined slots forming between them an inclined anchoring member which fits into said socket, the portions of the vertical flange each side of said anchoring member resting against the vertical faces of the corner fastening element.

3. In a bedstead, the combination with a post, of a corner fastening element comprising two members integrally connected together and each having one end bent outwardly to form a wing which liesagainst and is integrally secured to the post,one of said members being provided with an offset portion thereby forming with .the other member a socket, and anangle-iron side rail having a depending anchoring portion adapted to enter said socket.

4. In a bedstead, the combination with a post, of a corner fastening element comprising two members integrally connected together and each having one end bent outwardly to form a wing which lies against and is integrallysecured to the post, one of said members being provided with an offset portion thereby forming'with the other member a socket, and an angle-iron side rail having a depending anchoring portion adapted to enter said socket, the end of the horizontal leg of the side rail having a shape to fit the post when the anchoring portion is fully entered into the socket.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

FRANCIS G. GALE. 

